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Creator:
Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969  Search this
Interviewer:
Selvig, Forrest  Search this
Names:
United States. Work Projects Administration  Search this
Extent:
35 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Interviews
Date:
1968 September 27
Scope and Contents:
Interview of Ben Shahn conducted by Forrest Selvig for the Archives of American Art.
Biographical / Historical:
Ben Shahn (1898-1969) was a painter in Roosevelt, New Jersey.
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Restrictions:
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Patrons must use transcript.
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
Painters -- New Jersey -- Roosevelt -- Interviews  Search this
Art -- Philosophy  Search this
Artists -- Political activity  Search this
Genre/Form:
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.shahn68
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91369d091-1edb-4289-9f47-cf3777936a27
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-shahn68